My Foot

My Foot
Studio album by The Pillows
Released January 12, 2006 (JP)
July 4, 2006 (US)
Genre Alternative rock
Length 41:08
Label King Records (JP)
KICS-1214
Geneon (US)
Producer Zin Yoshida
Terry Ho
The Pillows chronology
Good Dreams
(2004)		 My Foot
(2006)		 Wake Up! Wake Up! Wake Up!
(2007)

My Foot is an album released by The Pillows on January 12, 2006 in Japan and on July 4, 2006 in the United States.

Contents

Reception

Said to "condense true pop into the heart of rock n' roll,"[1] this album has been praised in the US for its upbeat, poppy sound coupled with sincere lyrics.[2] It currently holds a rating of 3.04 at Rate Your Music. [3]

Music

Rhythm guitarist and vocalist Sawao Yamanaka explained that this album emphasizes combination of simple sounds, particularly through use of twin guitar.[4]

Track listing

All songs by Sawao Yamanaka.

  1. "My Foot"
  2. "Rock'n'Roll Sinners"
  3. "The Air Resistor" (空中レジスター)
  4. "The Third Eye" (サード アイ)
  5. "Mighty Lovers"
  6. "Non Fiction" (ノンフィクション)
  7. "Degeneration"
  8. "March of the God"
  9. "My Girl (Document Version)"
  10. "Sayonara Universe" (さよならユニバース)
  11. "Gazelle City"

Outtakes

The Pillows
Sawao Yamanaka · Yoshiaki Manabe · Shinichirou Sato · Jun Suzuki
Kenji Ueda · Tatsuya Kashima
Studio albums
EPs
Compilations
Singles
"Ame ni Utaeba" · "Kanojo wa Shisuta" · "Daydream Wonder" · "Girlfriend" · "Tiny Boat" · "Strange Chameleon" · "Swanky Street" · "Trip Dancer" · "Kanojo wa Kyou" · "One Life" · "Hybrid Rainbow" · "Another Morning" · "No Self Control" · "Instant Music" · "Carnival" · "Rush" · "Ride on Shooting Star" · "I Think I Can" · "White Summer and Green Bicycle, Red Hair with Black Guitar." · "Terminal Heaven's Rock" · "Sono Mirai wa Ima" · "Non Fiction" · "The Third Eye" · "Gazelle City" · "Scarecrow" · "Ladybird Girl" · "Tokyo Bambi" · "New Animal" · "Ameagari ni mita Maboroshi" · "Lightning Runaway (No Music, No Life)" (w/ Ben Kweller) · "Rodeo Star Mate"  · "Movement" · "Tabasco Disco" · "Comic Sonic" · "Energiya"
Home video
Hello, Welcome to Bubbletown's Happy Zoo · We Have a Theme Song · Busters on the Planet · Dead Stock Paradise · Walkin' on the Spiral · 916 · Delicious Bump Tour in the USA · Delicious Bump Show!! · Lostman Go to America · Wake up! Stand up! And Go!  · Pied Piper Go To Yesterday  · Blue Song With Blue Poppies · Lostman Go to Budokan
Related articles

References

  1. ^ "CD Japan's Album Description". cdjapan.com. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KICS-1214. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  2. ^ "Concretebadger.net's Review Archive". concretebadger.net. http://www.concretebadger.net/reviews/2007/09/28/the-pillows-my-foot/. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  3. ^ "My Foot". http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_pillows/my_foot/. 
  4. ^ Mays, Jonathan. "Sound Decision: The Pillows in Hollywood". animenewsnetwork.com. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/sound-decision/2006-07-02. Retrieved 2000-02-10.